Algiers
Algiers, Tipaza & the Casbah
Four days in the white city: the Casbah's palaces, the bay from Notre-Dame d'Afrique and the Roman ruins of Tipaza by the sea.
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City break
Algiers
"El Bahdja", the radiant white city: the UNESCO-listed Casbah, Ottoman palaces, a bay framed by hills, botanical gardens and lively boulevards.
Overview
Algiers rises in tiers from its bay, its white buildings earning it the name El Bahdja — "the radiant". Founded as the Phoenician port of Ikosim, it became the capital of an Ottoman regency in the 16th century and of independent Algeria in 1962. Most international flights land here, and the city deserves two or three days.
Top attractions
- The Casbah (UNESCO, 1992) — stairways, Ottoman houses, the Ketchaoua Mosque and palaces such as Dar Mustapha Pacha and Dar Aziza.
- Notre-Dame d'Afrique — the basilica above the bay, reached by cable car, with one of the best views of the city.
- The Jardin d'Essai du Hamma — a historic botanical garden of palms, ficus and bamboo, next to the National Museum of Fine Arts.
- The Martyrs' Memorial (Maqam Echahid) and its esplanade above the city.
- The Grande Poste and the boulevards of the city centre; the Great Mosque of Algiers (Djamaa El Djazair) and its minaret dominate the eastern bay.
Culture
Algiers is the home of chaâbi music, of Andalusian orchestras and of a lively café culture. Food lovers should try rechta noodles, grilled fish at the port and pastries from the Casbah's old bakeries.
Experiences
- A guided walk through the Casbah with a local who knows its families.
- Sunset from the Martyrs' Memorial or the cable car.
- A day trip to Tipaza and Cherchell.
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Tours in Algiers
Tamanrasset & the Hoggar
Heart of the Hoggar: from Algiers to the Tuareg mountains
Ten days combining Algiers and a five-day camel-supported trek in the Hoggar: the Assekrem hermitage, the granite of the Taessa and the guelta of In Outer.
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Trekking
Tamanrasset & the Hoggar
Algiers to the Hoggar mountains: a week of contrasts
From the white city of Algiers to the oasis villages and rock art of the Hoggar, mostly by 4x4 with short walks: an easy introduction to two very different Algerias.
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Desert expedition
Constantine
Great civilisations of Algeria: from Tipaza to Ghardaïa
Thirteen days across 2,000 years of history: Oran, Roman Tipaza and Cherchell, Algiers, Djemila, Constantine, Timgad, the Aurès, the oasis of Biskra and the M'zab valley.
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Cultural circuit
Timimoun
Forty centuries: from Tipaza to the red oasis of Timimoun
Our longest cultural journey: seventeen days from the Mediterranean to the great dunes, with Roman cities, Constantine, the Aurès, the M'zab, El Goléa and the Gourara oases of Timimoun.
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Cultural circuit
Béjaïa
Djurdjura: walking between Berber villages and summits
An eight-day mountain trek in Upper Kabylie: cedar forests, Lake Goulimine, the summit of Lalla Khedidja (2,308 m) and nights in Kabyle villages.
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Trekking
Algiers
Algiers in depth: culture, music and antiquity
Eight unhurried days based in Algiers: the Casbah and its palaces, the great museums, the Grand Mosque, the Jardin d'Essai, a day at Roman Tipaza and an evening of chaâbi music.
Price on request
City break
Algiers
Algiers the White: from the Ottoman Casbah to Roman Tipaza
Seven easy days around Algiers: the Casbah and its palaces, the museums and botanical garden, Tipaza and Cherchell by the sea, the western coast and the Chiffa gorges.
Price on request
City break
Timimoun
Grand tour of Algeria: Roman cities, Saharan oases, Oranie and the M'zab
Fifteen days that use domestic flights to cover the whole country: Algiers, Timimoun, El Ménia, the M'zab, Timgad, Tiddis, Djemila, Oran, Tlemcen and Tipaza.
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